Chapter 445

Ever since Shi Chun was arranged by Song Qingming to Qinghe Market, he set up an industry in Qinghe Market and moved his home directly to the market.

Song Qingming came to the outside of a residence located in the south of Qinghe Market, saw that the door was already covered with white cloth strips, and there were several mortal servants greeting those who came to pay their respects. After Song Qingming asked a question, he walked in directly.

Coming to the main hall of the Shi residence, several cultivators who were familiar with Shi Chun and came specifically to pay their respects were also somewhat surprised after seeing Song Qingming appear in person, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

After Song Qingming saw them, he just nodded slightly, didn't pay attention to these people, and entered the mourning hall in the back directly.

Song Qingming, who came to the mourning hall, saw quite a few of Shi Chun's family members kneeling on the side and crying softly. Song Qingming first walked to the front of Shi Chun's spirit tablet to pay his respects, and then comforted Shi Chun's wife softly.

Since meeting in the Fuyun Mountain Range back then, Song Qingming and Shi Chun had nearly a hundred years of friendship. For the departure of this old friend, although Song Qingming was prepared in his heart, he still had a hint of inexplicable loneliness at this moment.

After paying his respects to Shi Chun, Song Qingming left the Shi residence alone, found a place with no one in a small alley on the side, covered his face, and came directly to a relatively remote small courtyard next to the Shi residence.

This small courtyard was actually also an industry purchased by Shi Chun, but because Shi Chun almost never came here, very few people in the market knew about this matter.

After Song Qingming quietly entered the small courtyard, he handed a token to a servant in the courtyard and was taken to a tiled house in the backyard.

After sitting in the room for a while, two middle-aged men with ordinary appearances came to Song Qingming, bowed and cupped their hands: "Greetings, family head!"

After Song Qingming scanned the two, he tapped the table with one hand and said softly: "What are your names, and how long have you been following Shi Chun?"

"Reporting to family head, I am Feng Wanli, and I have been following Elder Shi for twenty-five years. His name is Wang Fu, and he only moved in here nine years ago!"

The one speaking was a middle-aged man standing in front, with the peak cultivation of the sixth layer of Qi Condensation. The other younger one's cultivation was lower, only at the fourth layer of Qi Condensation. These two were cultivators that Shi Chun had secretly recruited in the market over these years to work for him for a long time.

Over these years in Qinghe Market, some things that were inconvenient for Song family members to come forward to handle, Song Qingming handed them directly to Shi Chun to handle. Including secretly inquiring about some news, coming forward to find some rare spiritual items, and when Feng He was still there, helping the Song family deal with Liufeng Hall, etc.

For these things, if Song family's own cultivators came forward to do them, it would be easy to attract others' attention. Therefore, for the sake of safety and not attracting attention, Shi Chun often hired some rogue cultivators in the market to help.

After a long time, some of those who were more reliable in handling things were left directly in his home by Shi Chun and became cultivators hired by the Song family for a long time. These cultivators who were not acknowledged on the surface of the Song family could also be considered the family's shadows. Besides Song Qingming, the family head, who knew their identities, there were only a few core elders of the family.

Song Qingming occasionally came to Qinghe Market before and would also sit at Shi Chun's home. He had met this Feng Wanli before him several times and also knew that he could now be considered Shi Chun's confidant. Many secret things here at Shi Chun's had basically been handled by Feng Wanli in secret in recent years.

Song Qingming first let Wang Fu, who was standing on the side, go out first, and then asked Feng Wanli alone: "Have you heard any useful news this month?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Wanli pondered for a moment and said: "Reporting to family head, this month the Huang family sent people to the cave dwelling of Senior Huang in the back mountain twice, but it seems they didn't see her. Other things that Elder Shi ordered, I have already sent people to the Shi residence at the beginning of the month."

Song Qingming nodded calmly and said: "Wanli, you have followed him for so long and know how to do the things in Elder Shi's hands. Next, the Shi residence will be handed over to you directly. Still the same as before, send a sound transmission to the mountain every half month.

Rest assured, as long as you handle things well, the salary that should be given to you, the Song family will definitely not be short of you. If you encounter any difficulties, or any urgent matters, you send a letter to Xianfeng Tower, and I will tell the people there to contact you. If there are any tasks or other arrangements, the family will also inform you in time."

Hearing that Song Qingming wanted him to take over all of Shi Chun's affairs, a look of difficulty suddenly appeared on Feng Wanli's face. He paused and said: "Family head, the Third Young Master and the Old Lady are still in the residence. Me taking over Elder Shi's affairs, I'm afraid it's somewhat inappropriate!"

The Third Young Master in Feng Wanli's mouth was a grandson of Shi Chun, named Shi Long. Although this child's spirit root aptitude was average, he was the only one among Shi Chun's seven or eight children and grandchildren who possessed spirit roots, and was deeply loved by Shi Chun and his wife.

However, although Shi Long had always lived in the residence following Shi Chun, Shi Chun did not let him participate in too many of those secret affairs he did for the Song family, but just arranged for him to help manage some businesses on the surface in the Song family's market.

Therefore, Shi Long, like other family members of Shi Chun in the Shi residence, only knew that this grandfather of his was a guest elder of the Song family and helped manage a part of the Song family's industry in Qinghe Market, and did not know the things Shi Chun had secretly done for the Song family.

Hearing Feng Wanli mention Shi Long in front of him, Song Qingming said calmly: "After Shi Chun's funeral is finished, I will arrange for the Shi family to leave the market and move to Mount Funiu.

As long as you can help the family do things here in the market with peace of mind, you will also become a new guest elder of the Song family in the future. Wanli, do you understand?" After Song Qingming finished speaking, he looked at Feng Wanli with meaningful eyes.

"Please rest assured, family head, I know what to do!" After obtaining Song Qingming's promise, Feng Wanli was immediately excited and knelt on the ground.

Back then, Song Qingming arranged for Shi Chun to Qinghe Market, and his main purpose was still to let him help secretly do some things that were inconvenient for him to come forward to do, plus inquire about some intelligence news of other families in the market.

Cultivators who are responsible for handling some secret things for the Song family and inquiring about intelligence like Shi Chun are actually arranged by several major Foundation Establishment immortal clans in Qinghe County, who are specifically responsible for these things.

Especially in terms of inquiring about news and intelligence, the Huang family of Mount Taiyuan, which has a deep foundation, is the leader in Qinghe County. Nowadays, it is almost difficult for the size of things happening in Qinghe County to escape the eyes of the Huang family.

Those who can do these things must be flexible-minded people. What they do are all things that cannot see the light. They cannot openly go out to handle things under the family banner, and sometimes even need to hide their identities, and can only become a shadow of the family.

When Shi Chun was still there, handing these things to him, there were indeed no big mistakes over these years. Song Qingming had always been very relieved.

Now that Shi Chun is gone, the Song family also lacks a suitable candidate to take charge of this matter here in Qinghe Market. Song Qingming can only try to hand these things to Feng Wanli first. This person has followed Shi Chun for more than twenty years, and his ability is naturally sufficient.

The only thing that makes Song Qingming somewhat worried is that now Shi Chun is gone, and there is no one watching on the side. He doesn't know if Feng Wanli will still be as loyal to the Song family as before.

Although reusing foreign-surnamed cultivators like Feng Wanli is a somewhat risky thing, their status as rogue cultivators in the market has nothing to do with the Song family on the surface, and it is indeed much more convenient to handle things. This is actually a thing with both advantages and disadvantages.

After giving Feng Wanli some instructions, Song Qingming quietly left this small courtyard and came to the Song family's Xianfeng Tower.

Walking into the shop, Song Qingming did not go to eat first as usual, but called the shop assistant to call Song Xintang, who had been greeting guests in the main hall.

"Seventh Uncle, Aunt has been in closed-door cultivation in the back mountain these few days and is not in the shop. I have already sent her a sound transmission talisman just now, and she should receive the news in a while!"

Song Qingming, sitting in the private room, nodded slightly and said: "Xinhu, I came to find you today because there are some things I want to discuss with you. You also know that Shi Chun left a few days ago. I want you to take over some things in his hands first."

"Elder Shi, hasn't he already been retired at home for a long time? What things are still in his hands now?"

Hearing Song Xinhu's puzzled voice, Song Qingming did not answer immediately, but after setting up a sound-insulating prohibition beside the two, he slowly told Song Xinhu directly about some things Shi Chun had secretly handled for the family over these years.

This small shop, Xianfeng Tower, has been managed by Song Xinhu and his wife over these years. Now that this boss, Huang Siyuan, is back, Song Xinhu naturally is not as busy as before.

After thinking about it, Song Qingming simply handed the matter of the family contacting Feng Wanli and the others to Song Xinhu to be responsible for first, and then talk about it after the family finds other suitable candidates.

"Xinhu, from now on, besides paying them their salary on time, you also need to pay attention to watching them. If you find anything unusual about Feng Wanli, you must report it to the family in time.

But you must not directly interfere in their affairs, so as not to let people see your relationship. Remember, try not to meet them directly. If there is anything, send people below to handle it."

"Understood! Seventh Uncle, rest assured, I have also stayed in the market for so many years, and I still understand these things."

Hearing Song Qingming tell him about the relationship between Feng Wanli and the others and the Song family, Song Xinhu didn't have any surprise on his face. When Shi Chun handled things in the market over these years, he would occasionally take the initiative to find Song Xinhu for help. Although he didn't know what specific things Shi Chun had done for the Song family, he still had some guesses in his heart.

Just as the two were talking, someone outside suddenly pushed open the door of the private room and walked in.

No-system sect master style. Having nothing, starting from scratch, working hard to start a business, re-establishing the sect. The protagonist is good at planning, quick-witted and decisive. The supporting characters have their own characteristics, and the characters are full. The plot is smooth, no nesting dolls, no lowering of intelligence.

(End of chapter)